The Washington critic., 1887-03-17
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

Fare for each person on all lines, . ccnt.
Tickets arc sold by driver or conduct Ir uf
all cars for % cents, good ON amy llnc.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
lcIusylvnnin avenue, passing circtu con
taning NILS statue OF Washington, Cor
CCruu gallery Slntd, War and Navy Depart
ncnis Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department Of Justice (hllt-
lug at fiit' enth street. where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partmCnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'snnd other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west NJ Ccutcr
Market where transfers are pivcn TO the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac lNverl
past Botanical Gardens 10 Naval Monument
thcrc transfers are given to branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
Ctndng south side Of Capitol HILL cOu'lu-
uing along II street south to Pennsylvania
avenue turning into Eighth street cast, past
the Marine Barracks to Nayy-Yarl gate.
loturning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth street Branch Starts NJ New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street To boundary, passing
Franklin square and Thomas statue Re.
turning. same route. Transfers given tohnd
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, 9 cents additional.
SeycnthstrCot Branch Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and PustUtiices, odd Eel.
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Cen re Market and city PostOillce twherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum 10 the wharyes Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Gcorgciown,
where II makes q circuit ot West, llich,
FayCtt9, Second, Dumbartun nni Mont
gumcry streets, passing near Genrgct9wl
college, Academy Of the Visitation. High
Service Reservoir, and OAK Iilll Cemetery,
over Rock Greek to l. street north. thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pll1'
tia residences ui the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along seven
tccnth street west to u street north, -Four
tecn'l street 10 +, passing " llard's ana tho
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street twlerg
transfers are given to the Nnlh-trcet
Brancl). past the Patent aud Post Offices
To Fifth street, TO Louisiana nvnuue, passing
Judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G street. by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot To Delaware
avenue, TO u street north. To- First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park, Returning, SuInr route gnnl
west, except along New jersey avenue and
u street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave llc west front Of the state
War Navy Depart Tents at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line az
seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Star at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west twhrre II con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diyorgni
10 Ninth street, thence south, plsslni
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple
Patent and pustOiliCcs at + street twhor,
transfers are given To main line east ol
west, thence to u street, passing Ccntr,
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
sixth street TO Missouri avenue, TO Four
and.a.half street, thence To the Atscna
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning 10y same route.
Silver Springs Iiranch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth street Branch, following
seventh street road, past Howard univer
sity and SChuctZ.n Park, TO entrance q
grounds of soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
Columbia Rallway-Starts At Fifteenth stree
west, southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue I,
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Office TO boundary and beginning o
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnnlng's Bridg
road. Returning same route
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt RailrOn,
Starts from Maryland avenue and foul
anda,half street, thence cast TO Firs, west
north to g street, west TO Fourth street
north 10 i street, west 10 Eleventh slTesl
south to street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east {
Twelfth street. south TO Virginia avenu
and east TO starting point, Returning, sam
route, except passing east over o instead q
j street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharycs, Bureau Of Engrdvin
and Printing. Washington Monument an
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacos,ia Railroad Starting from foot 9
Seventh street, along NJ street sOutl
past navy.yard gate. TO Twelfth street cas
and over the hnacOstin Bridge TO tuof
town and the Government Hospital for IA
Insane. Returning, -uine route Transfer
t. and from Avenue Lluc or scvcutlrSirCt
Branch Washington and Georgetown Raj
road, 3 cents.
Ilerdic coaches are running from the Nav
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue 10 Twent!
second and q streets northwest. Faro,
cents: six tickets for % cents, Hursy'ca
tickets are also received as fare. &,
| Herdic cabs are run 10 any part of the 1T
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents p;
| hour for one passenger; 81 per hou. Il
more than one. Stands, East Capitol trui
and Pennsylvania avenue and scvunt
street northwest.